Chinese Character 理 Meanings and components.

Form

理

Meaning

理 meaning[3] in English

Texture.

Grain (Of Wood).

Inner Essence.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 理 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Wang (王) , and variant of 裡|里[li3] (里)

Its radical[1] is: 玉 (yu4) which means: Jade, .玉yu4jade

In cangjie it is written with MGWG

How to write 理

To write理li3texture you should write a combination of 王wang2surname Wang , 里li3variant of … arranged in a 吅 shape:

王 + 里 = 理

理 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 理 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 理, looks as follow:

理
Pinyin:li3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Texture . Grain (Of Wood) . Inner Essence . Intrinsic Order . Reason . Logic . Truth . Science . Natural Science (Esp. Physics) . To Manage . To Pay Attention To . To Run (Affairs) . To Handle . To Put In Order . To Tidy Up
王
Pinyin:wang2
Meaning[3]: Surname Wang
里
Pinyin:li3
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 裡|里[Li3]
田
Pinyin:tian2
Meaning[3]: Surname Tian
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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